New e-waste recycling laws begin

A much-delayed law that makes British producers and importers of electronic goods responsible for the recycling of their products has come into force, reports BBC News.

The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment directive requires 4kg of "e-waste" to be recycled per person.

Manufacturers have to fund recycling schemes, while retailers must offer take-back services to customers.

Researchers have reported at least one flaw that could allow an attacker some level of control over the iPhone, reports The Register.

Hackers have also uncovered passwords hiding in Apple software that could prove key in gaining root access.

The most serious flaw, reported by Errata Security, resides in the iPhone's Safari browser. By creating a buffer overflow in the application, an attacker can take control of the browser and run code on the device, said Errata CEO Robert Graham.

A 21-day hack-a-thon has resulted in the initial stages of Moonlight, a Linux version of Microsoft's Silverlight, which aims to take on Adobe Flash, reports Tectonic.

"I did not think we would be able to get this far in 21 days. I was hoping at most to have a simple XAML file loading and some animations going, but the team really achieved an incredible project. I think we are still quite impressed that it could be done," said Miguel de Icaza, VP for the developer platform at Novell, on his blog.

"But there is still much work left to do to before we can work flawlessly as a Silverlight plug-in," he added.

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time has topped a poll of readers of Edge magazine and industry experts to find the top 100 games of all time, reports BBC News.

The 10-year-old videogame, for the Nintendo 64 games console, helped usher in a new era of 3D gaming.

It is also one of only five games ever to receive a 10 out of 10 review score from Edge magazine. Five of the top 10 titles were made only for Nintendo machines, including Super Mario 64, in third spot.

The Business Software Alliance is offering up to $1 million to tipsters who divulge the juiciest copyright infringement incidents in their workplaces, reports CNET News.

The anti-piracy organisation says it will multiply fivefold the maximum incentive currently offered through its almost two-year-old "rewards" programme. This offer is valid between the months of July and October.

The effort is designed to encourage whistleblowers to report unlicensed software use by their businesses - an offense that can carry as much as $150 000 in fines and cost the US more than $7 billion last year alone.